An exciting opportunity has risen within the R&D finance team to join as a Senior Management Accountant (2 year fixed term)to support and provide sound financial management service to the UK DTN. This post is an ideal opportunity to gain experience in R&D Finance through secondment. The UK DTN is funded via the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and directly sponsored by DHSC. Just under £50 million was awarded to UCLH with the aim to build capacity in early phase clinical trials in Dementia across the whole of the UK. The UK DTN aims to make early phase Dementia trials available to all patients across the country by building capacity in at least 20 UK DTN member sites covering all four nations.
The UK DTN Senior Management Accountant will provide advice to UK DTN member sites on financial management and governance requirements according to individual site sub-contracts.
Responsible for the delivery of monthly management accounts closedown, ensuring that timely reconciliations, variance analyses & forecasting are delivered to expected timescales & standards.
Act as the designated Financial Management representatives at service management and operational meetings.
In conjunction with the Deputy Head of Finance, take the financial lead on developing specific business plans and presenting these to management including UK DTN Leadership team.
Identifying opportunities for financial efficiencies and high-lighting areas of risk and ensuring these are closely monitored.
Provide and present complex financial management information and advice to internal and external stakeholders.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicin e
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills (verbally and written) as well as strong Excel skills and will have excellent attention to detail. In particular, you will have a good understanding of NHS finance and will have the ability to maintain a range of intricate financial arrangements with NHS and non-NHS organisations including ISEH, HCA and UCL.
This role will be supported by an Assistant Management Accountant and report to the Senior Finance Manager where you will have the opportunity to work with a range of budget holders within a large surgical division at UCLH.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work

Please refer the Job description for details